Words in Context and Skills Time: Writing page 13-14

Words in Context and Skills Time: Writing page 13-14

Vocabulary (Answer Exercise 1 page 13)

• stare-look vacantly at someone or something with one's eyes wide open

• row-travel by propelling a boat with oars

• smoke-carbon emitted from a burning substance

• borrow-take and use with the intention of returning it

• hit-bring one's hand or a tool into contact with something quickly and forcefully

• splash-a sound made by something striking or falling into liquid

• float-rest or move on or the surface of liquid without sinking. // tie-attach or fasten with string or cord.

Skills Time

Class Book page 14

Video Presentation

Text Reading: page 14

Things to remember in writing a story

1. We can start a new line when someone new speaks.

Example:

"I think there's going to be a storm," said Harry's dad.

"Shall we go back?" said Harry nervously.

Multiple Choice

"My favorite superhero is Superman," said Leo's friend.

"Mine is Batman," Leo replied.

• correct

• incorrect

Multiple Choice

"We went boating during the holiday," said Mary. "My holiday is sad. I just stayed home," said Anna.

• correct

• incorrect

Adverbs

2. We can use adverbs to describe how people say things and how people feel.

Adverbs: are words or phrases that modify or qualify an adjective, verb, or other adverb or a word group, expressing a relation of place, time, circumstance, manner, cause, degree, etc.

Examples: slowly, rapidly, clumsily, badly, diligently, sweetly, warmly, and sadly

Multiple Choice

Which is the adverb in the sentence?

"How are you feeling?" the mother gently asked the child.

• mother

• are

• gently

Multiple Choice

Which is the adverb in the sentence?

"I miss my friends at school," Sarah said sadly.

• Sarah

• sadly

• missed

3. When we know the person speaking, we don't have to put their name.

Example:

"I think there's going to be a storm," said Harry's dad.

"Shall we go back?" said Harry nervously.

"It's too late!"

Multiple Choice

"What present did you get on your birthday?" asked John.

"I got a new drone. How about you?" Mark replied.

"I got my new phone. It's from my dad," said John.

• correct

• incorrect

4. We put the speech and the punctuations inside the speech marks.

Example:

"I think there's going to be a storm,"

"Shall we go back?"

"It's too late!"

"Hold on!"

Multiple Choice

What present did you get on your birthday? asked John.

• correct

• incorrect

Multiple Choice

"I have a pet dog," said Larry.

• correct

• incorrect

Multiple Choice

"What is the name of your pet"? asked Susan

• correct

• incorrect